writhe

About 0.20 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To twist, wring (something).
2. verb To contort (a part of the body).
3. verb To twist bodily; to contort one's self; to be distorted.
4. verb To extort.
5. noun A contortion.
6. noun The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot

Similar words

squirm wriggle twist wrestle worm wring wrig wrick wrench wrest

Often followed by

in and with under on like as about beneath

Word family

writhed writhes writhing